Hemos estudiado el patrón temporal que siguen las remesas utilizando información sobre emigrantes de retorno brindada por el Proyecto de Migración Mexicana. Algunos de estos emigrantes se ha instalado permanentemente en E.U. y vuelve al territorio mexicano sólo para visitar a familiares y amigos, mientras que otros son emigrantes temporales que vuelven a su lugar de residencia tras trabajar en...

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We explore the time pattern of remittances using data on return migrants from the Mexican Migration Project. Some of these return migrants have settled in the U.S. and are returning to Mexico to visit family and friends, whereas others are temporary migrants returning home after a working spell in the U.S. We find that the dollar amount remitted first increases with time spent in the U.S. to...

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We seek to further understand the factors that determine per emigrant remittances using data from 23 Latin American and Caribbean countries over the 1980-2003 period. We find that emigrants avoid remitting when the exchange rate is under pressure. This finding is consistent with the notion that remitters strive to reduce their exposure to exchange rate losses by taking into account the expected...

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